High school football and girls basketball coaches in Brandon and Goodrich will have to get used to a couple of new rules this season. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) adopted two changes of note in girls basketball and one in football for the 2003-04 season. One significant change is the return of the […]
School bells rang throughout the Brandon school district Thursday, Aug. 21 as teachers and staff members welcomed students back to school. The students can expect the same curriculum as in the past year, Superintendent Bart Jenniches said. However, he also said the district will address a couple key issues concerning parents and students: nDispensing of […]
David Garr received quite the birthday present Aug. 13. The Goodrich youngster celebrated his 12th birthday by learning he has been named to the United States Olympic team’s developmental soccer program. During the winter months, Garr will team up with 24 other Michigan soccer players to train at Wiskham, a camp in Michigan, and eventually […]
New Brandon boys soccer coach Nathan Hunter hopes he has started a tradition with the program. Hunter and a group of 33 players from the varsity and junior varsity teams headed up north to Empire, near the Traverse City area, Aug. 10-14. The team worked on preseason conditioning and team-building exercises. During each of the […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team returned from summer vacation in good fashion. The Blackhawks traveled to a tournament in Lapeer Aug. 14 and came away tied for third place with Lapeer East. Davison won the tournament, while Romeo took second. In singles action, senior Nicole Barth took third place at #1 singles, while Jessica Sandy lost […]
It was not a good start for the Brandon boys golf team in Flint Metro League action. The Blackhawks finished seventh out of seven teams in the league’s preseason golf tournament Monday, Aug. 18 at Sugarbush Golf Club in Davison. Brandon finished with a score of 397. Lapeer West and Fenton both led the pack […]
Brandon’s football team will have to carry on without one of their leaders. Senior Chad Rabideau, who was expected to be in the mix at tailback this season, has transferred from Brandon because of his father’s job transfer, Brandon head coach Ron Gill said Wednesday. “We had a little setback,” he said of Rabideau’s transfer. […]
A local service station manager may have uncovered the person responsible for several change scams in the area. Darlene Dondineau, store manager at the Shell gas station on 1765 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, reported an attempted scam that took place at about 1:34 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the station. According to a report by […]
Brandon’s girls tennis team ran into a buzzsaw Monday, Aug. 25. In their opening dual meet of the season, the Blackhawks were swept by visiting Flushing 8-0 in nonconference action. Flushing, who also competed in their first full meet of the season, defeated Brandon in straight sets in both singles and doubles competition. In singles […]
After a decisive win in their first game of the season, the Brandon boys soccer squad came back to earth Monday, Aug. 25. The Blackhawks dropped a 2-0 contest to host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep that day, evening their record at 1-1. Matt Kalson and Paul Halabu each scored a goal for the Irish. “Honestly, […]